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Bill of Rights
Famous Compromises
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Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
100
This amendment gives people the right to own weapons
What is the 2nd amendment?
100
The Great Compromise left the U.S. with this group of lawmakers, where each state had the SAME number.
What is the Senate?
100
These people were against the new constitution and form of government
What were antifederalists?
100
This word means to reject
What is veto?
100
This word means to sign, or approve
What is ratify?
200
This amendment says that any powers not discussed in the Constitution belong to the states
What is the 10th amendment?
200
This compromise allowed the constitution to recognize slavery and count African American slaves as less than one whole person when counting population
What is the 3/5th's Compromise?
200
Each state gets this many senators.
What is two?
200
This word means to remove from office
What is impeach?
200
An important meeting can also be called this.
What is a convention?
300
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
300
The Great Compromise left the lawmaking group called ____________, where the number of representatives was based on population
What is the House of Representatives?
300
This person is awarded the title of "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
300
This word was used to describe the people who were chosen to go work on the Constitution and building the U.S. government.
What is a delegate?
300
This branch of the government makes laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
400
This amendment protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th amendment?
400
What two states' plans were put together to form the Great Compromise?
What are Virginia and New Jersey?
400
This branch of government houses the Supreme Court
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
This word is used to describe a government idea where state and national governments work together and share powers
What is federalism?
400
The President and VP are part of this branch of government.
What is the Executive Branch?
500
List all 5 freedoms associated with the 1st Amendment.
Freedom of Relgion Freedom of Press Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Petition Freedom of Speech
500
Who came up with the "Great Compromise"?
Who is Roger Sherman?
500
This is the number of people in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
500
This famous event took place when an angry unpaid soldier from the revolutionary war started an uprising.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
500
The _______________ is a group of electors/votes that officially elect the President. Human/Popular Votes do not elect the President directly.
What is the electoral college?